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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Searches and disclosure of information - Disclosure and sharing of information - Disclosure of information to overseas registration authorities

115: Supply of information to overseas registration authorities must be in accordance with agreement

You could also call this:

"Sharing info with other countries must follow a special agreement"

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When you share information with overseas registration authorities, it must be done according to a written agreement. This agreement is between the Registrar-General and the overseas authority. The agreement says what the information will be used for and what information can be shared. You need to know the agreement also covers how the information will be sent and what it will look like. It explains how the overseas authority will use the information and if they can share it with others. The agreement may also talk about any fees for sharing the information. The Registrar-General and the overseas authority can change the agreement if they need to. Before making or changing an agreement, the Registrar-General must talk to the Privacy Commissioner. The Privacy Commissioner can ask the Registrar-General to review the agreement and report back on how it is working.

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Part 4Searches and disclosure of information
Disclosure and sharing of information: Disclosure of information to overseas registration authorities

115Supply of information to overseas registration authorities must be in accordance with agreement

  1. The supply of information under section 114 must be in accordance with a written agreement between the Registrar-General and the overseas registration authority concerned.

  2. The agreement must state—

  3. the purpose of the agreement; and
    1. the information that can be supplied; and
      1. the method by which, and the form in which, the information may be supplied; and
        1. how the overseas registration authority will use the information (including the limits on any further disclosure by the overseas registration authority); and
          1. the fees (if any) payable for the supply of the information.

            1. An agreement may be varied by the Registrar-General and the overseas registration authority.

            2. The Registrar-General must consult the Privacy Commissioner before entering into or varying an agreement.

            3. The Privacy Commissioner may require the Registrar-General to review an agreement, and report on the outcome of the review to the Privacy Commissioner, at intervals not shorter than 12 months.

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